‘If Yiddish isn’t safe at Brandeis, where is it safe?’
Brandeis University, outside Boston, was established by the Jewish community after World War II. Photo by iStock
By Clara Shapiro
July 11, 2025
During a lull in...
Can a kinky new Yiddish musical resurrect a lost art — and one man who got spanked to death?
The cast of “Feast of the Seven Sinners” lines up at curtain call. Photo by Clara Shapiro
By Clara Shapiro
July 5, 2025
It’s been a busy...
Comedian Josh Gondelman is hilarious, but not disgusting
Photo by Mindy Tucker
By Clara Shapiro
June 30, 2025
For a man who came of age at the turn of the century, comedian Josh...
Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good food
Photo by Ken Goodman
By Clara Shapiro
June 27, 2025
It is a warm, wet morning in June, and we Jews (and some Gentiles, too) are...